Former cricketers Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton lampooned England's top order for an early collapse courtesy of Indian quicks Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj's scorching spells in the final session on Day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Team India achieved this feat at Birmingham during the second Test. At one point on day one, India looked in a spot of bother, at 211/5, with Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed quickly. However, skipper Shubman Gill, who slammed a historic double ton, carried on with his resolve t
Gill, in an effort that tired out bowlers and statisticians in equal parts, smashed a brilliant 387-ball 269, guiding India to a position of power against England at Birmingham during the second Test, taking India to a total of massive 587 runs.
Seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continued to be a vital cog in tail-end machinery in England with another valiant display with the bat, transforming India's lower-order from weakness to strength during the second Test at Edgbaston.
The Cricket fraternity was left enchanted by India Test captain Shubman Gill's sizzling double hundred on Day 2 of the second Test against England in Birmingham.
The IAS Officers' Association in Karnataka on Thursday strongly condemned BJP MLC N. Ravikumar's "derogatory and offensive remarks" against State Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh and urged the State government to uphold institutional dignity and take prompt and exemplary action in the matter
At the end of the second session, Gill was still unbeaten at 265* in 380 balls, with 30 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of almost 70.
Former captain Nasser Hussain believes India has to stretch their innings for as long as they can because there "might" be a possibility of the Edgbaston surface favouring spinners, which could be the determining factor of the second Test against England in Birmingham.
A 203-run stand between skipper Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja, the latter missing out on a fifth Test ton, put England on the backfoot as India crossed the 400-run mark and went beyond it at first session end.